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Flamenco Sensation Buika Embraces Her ‘Animal’ Voice
June 13, 2013 | NPR · When Buika was growing up on the Spanish island of Majorca, she was used to people saying her voice was ugly. But that didn’t stop her. Today, Buika blends flamenco with jazz, blues and soul. Here, she explains how she found her voice and offers a look at her new album.
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The Creole Choir Of Cuba: Reviving Caribbean History In ‘Santiman’
June 10, 2013 | NPR · The 10-person ensemble is one of the best-known choirs from the island nation. On its newest album, Santiman, the choir sings songs in tribute to its Haitian ancestors from West Africa, who were enslaved in the Caribbean region.
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Can’t Stop The Beat: Three New Caribbean Artists Making Waves
June 9, 2013 | NPR · The hosts of Alt.Latino stop by Weekend Edition Sunday to share music by some powerful Caribbean female vocalists.
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Jose-Luis Orozco: Capturing Kids’ Attention In Two Languages
June 7, 2013 | NPR · For the past 42 years, the Mexican singer and author has been entertaining children with songs he sings in English and Spanish. Orozco’s passion revolves around teaching children to be bilingual through music.
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First Listen: Buika, ‘La Noche Más Larga’
May 26, 2013 | NPR · The Spanish singer digs deep on an album that functions as a near-perfect statement of artistic purpose. Buika’s dark, husky, intriguing voice mixes the Moorish roots of flamenco with the dexterity of great jazz singers.
 

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Kobo Town: A Haunted ‘Jukebox’ Filled With Caribbean Sounds
May 24, 2013 | NPR · The Toronto band plays a mix of old-school calypso, ska and West Indian styles. But its new album, Jumbie in the Jukebox, doesn’t so much revive classic genres as reinvent them for a new time.
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Mohammad Reza Shajarian: Tiny Desk Concert
May 20, 2013 | NPR · Joined by three excellent collaborators, Shajarian gives what amounts to a brief master class in the art of singing. In the course of this love song, titled “Az Eshgh,” the Iranian icon unleashes torrents of swooping, soaring, goosebump-inducing sound that’s still perfectly controlled at age 73.
 

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Latin Roots: Son Jarocho
May 16, 2013 | WXPN · Jasmine Garsd introduces a melancholy, mischievous genre from the port city of Veracruz, Mexico.
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First Watch: Jeri-Jeri With Baaba Maal, ‘Gawlo’
May 10, 2013 | NPR · A new video set at a backyard party in Dakar highlights a collaboration between the famous Senegalese singer Baaba Maal, a drum ensemble and a German techno producer.
 

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A Funky-Fresh Sound From Somalia, With A Political History
May 5, 2013 | NPR · A dance band called Dur-Dur Band ruled the nightclub scene in 1980s Mogadishu, thanks to a unique sound made possible by access to Western culture and instruments.
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Nigella Lawson’s Husband Cautioned By Police For Assault
June 17, 2013 | NPR · Police reportedly questioned former advertising executive Charles Saatchi for five hours Monday, after pictures emerged of him with hands around the throat of his wife, TV personality Nigella Lawson.
 

Navy Football Players To Be Charged In Sex Assault Case
June 17, 2013 | NPR · The case dates from April of 2012, when a female midshipman reported that she had been sexually assaulted by three men after she went to a party in Annapolis. The men have not been identified publicly.
 

Obama Would Veto House’s Farm Bill, White House Says
June 17, 2013 | NPR · The Obama administration says the bill “makes unacceptable deep cuts” to federal food aid programs and extends, rather than cuts, crop insurance payments to farmers.
 

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Teens Find The Right Tools For Their Social-Media Jobs
June 17, 2013 | NPR · There was a time — a time long, long ago — when MySpace dominated the teen social-media world. Not anymore. NPR’s Sami Yenigun looks at how teenagers use various social platforms in today’s increasingly segmented online universe.
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Digital Scrapbook Collects Rock-Star Authors’ Memories
June 17, 2013 | NPR · If any story screams out for a multimedia e-book treatment, it’s the tale of The Rock Bottom Remainders, a small band of best-selling authors — including Amy Tan, Dave Barry and Stephen King — who yowled out rock standards. Hard Listening is a digital scrapbook about their years as musicians.
 

A Deceptively Simple Tale Of Magic And Peril In ‘Ocean’
June 17, 2013 | NPR · Neil Gaiman’s latest, The Ocean at the End of the Lane, is the story of an artist who returns to his childhood home and recalls a magical struggle he was involved in as a young boy. Reviewer Annalee Newitz says the book balances “frenetic action with wistful self-knowledge.”
 

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Guest DJ: Daft Punk On The Music That Inspired ‘Random Access Memories’
June 17, 2013 | NPR · The French electronic duo sits with NPR’s Sami Yenigun to talk about their latest album, and share some of their favorite music by other artists, including James Blake, The Strokes and the ’70s disco band Chic.
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This One Page Could End The Copyright War Over ‘Happy Birthday’
June 17, 2013 | NPR · The birthday song — Happy birthday to you, happy birthday to you, etc. — is still under copyright protection. That may soon change.
 

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Digital Scrapbook Collects Rock-Star Authors’ Memories
June 17, 2013 | NPR · If any story screams out for a multimedia e-book treatment, it’s the tale of The Rock Bottom Remainders, a small band of best-selling authors — including Amy Tan, Dave Barry and Stephen King — who yowled out rock standards. Hard Listening is a digital scrapbook about their years as musicians.
 

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